While there have been speculations that Bollywood’s action star Akshay Kumar’s new film Baby is anti-Pakistan, Akshay says that those claims are untrue.
In an interview to Hindustan Times the actor said the film is not anti-Pakistan, in fact the film stars three Pakistani actors, including Mikaal Zulfiqar and Rasheed Naz, in crucial roles.
“See, some elements in Pakistan can be wrong but a whole nation cannot be wrong.” said Akshay.
“Terrorism has no religion, and we believe that religion and country are two different things.” he added.
After playing an army officer’s role in ‘Holiday: A Soldier Is Never Off Duty’ in 2014, Akshay Kumar is once again broaching the subject of terrorism in his forthcoming film Baby. He says the intent is to discuss these issues “openly” to spread awareness.
I’m playing an undercover agent in the film. We are a group named Baby, which includes Anupam Kher, Rana Daggubati and a few other actors.”
Akshay is happy with the end result of the film, directed by Neeraj Pandey, who had helmed “A Wednesday!”, a movie that was about the impact of terrorism on the common man.
” ‘Baby’ is a well-carved film. It talks about terrorism, which is a big consideration in today’s world. Terrorism, as a topic, can be seen in every newspaper. So we thought of making people aware about it. The film talks very openly about it. The story of ‘Baby’ is inspired by various real life incidents,” he said
